Every once in a while, you come across something that is so out there in terms of awesomeness that you just can’t believe your own senses. This is exactly the feeling that you get when you see the video of the Trisled concept 4-seater velomobile on its first test run. Shrouded in mystery, the custom-made
A lot of people may be surprised to know that folding recumbent bicycles have actually been around for a very long time. On records, some folding recumbent bikes had already been manufactured in 1892 and were known to the general public. The users of old folding recumbent bikes then were nobility and people of incomparable
What is a Recumbent Bicycle? To begin, let’s talk about what a recumbent bike actually is. Many cyclists have encountered them either out on the roads or in their local shop but haven’t actually taken the time to get to know them. Recumbent bikes at the most basic level are bikes which place the rider
Steven Abraham is biking 75,000+ miles this year (more than 120,000 km). If he manage to ride those 200+ miles/day, he is going to beat a world record that haven’t been beaten for more than 75 years and set a new UMCA Highest Annual Mileage Record! Here on Icebike.org we have talked with several randonneurs
When we made our velomobile graphic, I emailed a bit with Carl Georg Rasmussen – the creator of the rather famous Leitra velomobiles. While emailing, I asked Carl Georg if he could tell us a bit about the background of the Leitras and how he started making them: Before the Leitras I have always been
What a lot of people don’t realize when it comes to recumbent bicycles is that they’ve been around for a very long time. In fact, even in 1892, recumbent bikes were being made and manufactured for the general public. The recumbent form of biking then, isn’t some new fad or quirky design that’s only come
A velomobile, for those who don’t know, is a human powered vehicle. Also known as a bicycle car, these things are based off of the recumbent bikes and tricycles, and have a full, aerodynamic outer shell that protects them from weather and crashes. Most of these devices are three or four wheeled, though two wheeled